arrondissement

noun

ar·​ron·​disse·​ment ə-ˈrän-də-smənt  ˌa-ˌrōⁿ-(ˌ)dē-ˈsmäⁿ 

1

: an administrative district of some large French cities

2

: the largest division of a French department

Examples of arrondissement in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One of architect Émilie Magdelaine’s latest projects is located in a beautiful four-story 1850 building on rue Bergère, in Paris’s 9th arrondissement. —Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024

The search in Paris’s 19th arrondissement was carried out by the national agency dealing with corruption and tax offenses (OCLCIFF), French publication Marianne first reported. —Chris Morris, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024

Lily Collins is ditching Emily’s 5th arrondissement abode for West London. —Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2024

From the lively jazz bars of the Latin Quarter, to the coffee houses of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, to the leafy parks of the 19th arrondissement, and everything in between, there is indeed a great deal to know. —Paul Caputo, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, "action of making round or rounding off, circumscription of boundaries, extension of a territory, subdivision of a French department," going back to Middle French, "rounding off," from arrondiss-, variant stem of arrondir "to make round, round off" (going back to Old French arondir, from a-, prefix forming transitive verbs — going back to Latin ad- ad- — + -rondir, verbal derivative of reund, rond round entry 1) + -ment -ment

First Known Use

1746, in the meaning defined at sense 2